The Caribbean exodus /

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Imprint:New York : Praeger, 1987.
Description:vii, 293 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/794855
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Other authors / contributors:Levine, Barry B., 1941-
ISBN:0275921832 (pbk. : alk. paper) : $12.85 (est.)
0275921824 (hard : alk. paper) : $32.85 (est.)
Notes:Includes bibliographies and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Framework for Understanding the Caribbean Exodus
  • Surplus Populations: Economic Migrants and Political Refugees
  • Notes
  • A History of West Indian Migrations: Overseas Opportunities and "Safety-Valve" Policies
  • Notes
  • A Social Psychology of Caribbean Migrations: Strategic Flexibility in the West Indies
  • The Caribbean Exodus in a Global Context: Comparative Migration Experiences
  • Notes
  • Exodus to the United States
  • The Mexican Exodus: Setting the Patterns
  • Notes
  • The Puerto Rican Exodus: Development of the Puerto Rican Circuit
  • Notes
  • The Cuban Exodus: Political and Economic Motivations
  • The Haitian Exodus: Flight from Terror and Poverty
  • The Dominican Exodus: Origins, Problems, Solutions
  • Notes
  • The Central American Exodus: Grist for the Migrant Mill
  • Exodus Elsewhere
  • Caribbean Migration to Britain and France: From Assimilation to Selection
  • Caribbean Migration to the Netherlands: From Elite to Working Class
  • Notes
  • Caribbean Migration to Canada: Prejudice and Opportunity
  • Notes
  • The Implications for U.S. Policy
  • A Primer for U.S. Policy on Caribbean Migration: Responding to Pressures
  • The Impact of U.S. Immigration Policy on Caribbean Emigration: Does it Matter?
  • Notes
  • The American Debate on Immigration Policy:Ideology, Politics, and Citizenship
  • Index
  • About the Contributors